Implementation of Enum.TryParse in .NET 3.5

Question

How could I implement the .NET 4\'s Enum.TryParse method in .NET 3.5?

public static bool TryParse(string          


        

Answer 1

It won't be a static method on Enum (static extension methods don't quite make sense), but it should work

public static class EnumHelpers
{
    public static bool TryParse(string value, out TEnum result)
        where TEnum : struct
    {
        try
        {
            result = (TEnum)Enum.Parse(typeof(TEnum), value); 
        }
        catch
        {
            result = default;
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }
}